Dessert for 24
Chocolate Rum Balls
A baked chocolate cake combines with rum and condensed milk, then forms into chilled balls covered with sprinkles.
Typical price
$0.39for 4 servings
$0.10 per serving$0.39 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.32Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $2.02Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $2.34 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaOlive and cooking oilVinegarWine, beer and spirits
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
- 1/2 cup dark spiced rum
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cup chocolate sprinkles
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch square pan with cooking oil.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Stir in the water, oil, vanilla, and vinegar until the batter is smooth.
- Bake the batter for 25 minutes, then cool the cake completely.
- Crumble the cake into a bowl and mix in the rum and condensed milk.
- Shape the mixture into 24 balls and roll them in the chocolate sprinkles.
- Chill the rum balls for 20 minutes before serving.
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